A strategy for preventing crime by detaining wrongdoers in prison, thereby separating them from the community and reducing criminal opportunities, is the main premise of which sentencing philosophy?

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A strategy for preventing crime by detaining wrongdoers in prison, thereby separating them from the community and reducing criminal opportunities, is the main premise of which sentencing philosophy?  ​

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Incapacitation focuses on removing the ability of the offenders to commit further crimes by detaining them, thus physically preventing them from being in the community where they can commit crimes.

A Strategy for Preventing Crime by Detaining Wrongdoers in Prison